Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Recorder, Michelle M. Burchill would like to announce that the last day to vote early in-person or vote a replacement ballot is Friday, November 4, 2022. Voters may vote early in-person or vote a replacement ballot beginning Wednesday, October 12 – Friday, November 4, 2022, at the: Yavapai County Recorder’s Office – 1015 Fair St., Prescott, M – F 8am – 5pm Prescott Valley Town Center – 7501 E Skoog Blvd, Prescott Valley, M – F 9am – 4pm Yavapai County Recorder’s Office – 10 S. 6th St., Cottonwood, M– F 8am – 5pm…
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Sedona News – From now until Jan. 11, 2023, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department invites Sedona’s youth to sign up for a new sports program with Beginners Edge Sports Training, or B.E.S.T. For the first season of B.E.S.T. winter sports, there will be four programs offered: a Basketball Clinic, Soccer Clinic, Volleyball Clinic, as well as a special 4-Sport Multi-Sport Clinic where participants will learn skills in soccer, baseball, basketball, and track and field. Each of the clinics that are offered target youth from 16 months old to 10 years old. The clinics will take place at the West…
Arizona News – Families and individuals in and around Flagstaff served by Catholic Charities Community Services will be among those benefiting from the unique vending-machine driven #Light the World Giving Campaign during the Christmas season. The Light the World Giving Machine, the popular “vending machine” that works in reverse, creating a memorable way to give to those in need, will open to the public at Heritage Square, 6 E. Aspen Avenue in downtown Flagstaff on Wednesday, Nov. 16 and will remain through Thursday, Dec. 1, open daily from 9am-midnight. The Giving Machines provide people an instant act of service by purchasing items for children…
Sedona News – Women fought in the Revolutionary War disguised as men and spent years in many wars behind the battlefield as support and spies. But in 1918 Loretta Walsh enlisted in the Navy becoming the first officially sanctioned soldier. Fast forward to today and we see a diverse military with women not only in combat but serving as generals. Three local brave women vets will tell their stories at The Sedona Women’s (“TSW”) November 9, 2022 program at the Creative Life Center. TSW will welcome veteran Jennifer Brehler, a former Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army serving during Desert…
By Jon Thompson Sedona AZ News: This summer, just before our primary election, I came across the above image while searching for something else and shared it with some friends. Now that we are just hours away from our general election, I wanted to share it with all of you. Some of you may still be weighing your ballot choices. If you have already voted, I hope the experience was a happy one. Really. We can easily get stressed by tough choices at election time, and even the easy decisions are often made in a disagreeable cloud of…
Sedona AZ News: Jazz lovers take note – Jazz impresario Jeff Kashiwa takes the Sound Bites Grill Celebrity Showroom stage on Saturday, November 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. Continuing its tradition of bringing only the best musical acts to the restaurant, Sound Bites Grill is proud to announce its hosting of one of the finest jazz musicians in the country. Seattle native Jeff Kashiwa became known as one of the most compelling young saxophonists in contemporary jazz during his first year with The Rippingtons back in 1989. The Rippingtons are an American contemporary jazz group, mainly relating to the genres smooth jazz, jazz fusion,…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Shalom and greetings from the Rabbi, Board of Directors, and congregation of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley., All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services. On Friday, November 11, a Friday evening Erev Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begins at 5:30 pm both in person and on Zoom, and live-streamed for members and their invitees. Verses from the Torah portion VAYERA will be chanted (Genesis 18:1 – 22:24), dealing with the life of Abraham and Sarah. Abraham gets a message from angel…
… returning to Sedona late afternoon on a cold February day, the sun was doing its thing on the red rocks of Sedona, when I took this shot looking north up Long Canyon, as I headed back to the airport … about three miles to go, engine off and silent … just some light wind noise as Mariah glided silently through the air and home in sight. On the horizon from left to right Sitgreaves Mountain, Kendrick Peak, the San Francisco Peaks and Mt. Elden. All silent and waiting for the night. Below is a shot of Enedina, the Saker…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Wonder” showing Nov. 11-17 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Wonder” – starring Academy Award-nominee Florence Pugh – is the tale of a young Irish girl, Anna O’Donnell, whose Catholic family claim she has eaten nothing since her eleventh birthday … four months ago. The Irish Midlands, 1862: A young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O’Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory I responded to a dear friend who asked a question about the messy human experience and how I experience it. After I wrote my response it seemed it might be worthwhile sharing with a few edits. When the dream is known to be a dream — think of the rope and snake analogy* (see below) — a shift takes place in the dreamed character — life is not the snake anymore; it is the rope. The dream character continues living the dreamed life, perhaps felt more deeply (as it is here) or not. I cannot say…
Sedona News – Enjoy great shopping, lunch, dinner, happy hour and pre-election party for Samaire Armstrong at the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse this Friday, November 4, 2022. This event is sponsored by the Wild Thyme Restaurant Group, the newest restaurant to West Sedona known as the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse located at 1405 West Highway 89A. Beautiful patio dining on the lower and upper-level patios with red rock views. Totally remodeled with a western theme, private dining for special events, live music, and mechanical bull riding. The newest entertainment hub with a separate bar area featuring large screen televisions, live entertainment, karaoke…
… it was a very neat day, especially because I am under no deadlines for a few days … a relaxed day, picked up a few prints and delivered them to be framed and late afternoon it was off to Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery in Page Springs with a friend. This was our first time down there in a very long time … and there were some birds to shoot. My focus was primarily on Red Wing Blackbirds and Grackles, both of which I enjoy viewing and have so since I was a kid. The photo above was a portion…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “My Policeman” showing Nov. 11-17 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. A beautifully crafted story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, “My Policeman” follows three young people – policeman Tom (Harry Styles), teacher Marion (Emma Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson) – as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to…
Sedona News – If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the Verde Valley Woodcarvers. Hundreds of people have tried their hand at carving with this group since its founding in 1997 by Norm Knight. The group consists of carvers ranging from beginners to master carvers. Come by with your own equipment or just come to watch these artisans do relief carving, chip carving, and bark carving. There is no fee for this demonstration.…
Verde Valley News – Join local author Diane Phelps Budden in Camp Verde Community Library’s Terracotta Room at 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 17th for a presentation and discussion of her newest book, Dear Hubby of Mine: Home Front Wives of World War II. Diane Phelps Budden spent over 30 years in corporate and academic marketing in Michigan before moving to Sedona, Arizona, where she fell in love—with ravens. She wrote about them in The Un-Common Raven: one smart bird cited as a children’s Panelist Pick in the 2013 Southwest Books of the Year. Diane’s latest book is Dear Hubby of Mine: Home Front Wives of World…